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Ready To Start

The Arcade Fire
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Strum
D-DU-UDU
 x2
Businessmen  drink my blood
 Like the kids  in art school said they would
 And I guess  I'll just begin again
You  say can we still be friends
 If I was scared,  I would
 And if I was bored, you  know I  would
 And if I was yours,  but I'm not
All  the kids have always known
 That the emperor  wears new clothes
 But to bow  to down to them anyway
 Is better  than to be alone
Now  you're knocking at my door
 Saying please  come out against the night
 But I  would rather be alone
Than  pretend I feel alright
 If the businessmen  drink my blood
 Like the kids  in art school said they would
 Then I guess  I'll just begin again
You  say can we still be friends
 If I was scared,  I  would
 And if I was pure, you  know I  would
 And if I was yours,  but I'm not
Now  I'm ready to start
 If I was scared,  I would
 And if I was pure, you  know I  would
 And if I was yours,  but I'm not
Now  I'm ready to start
Now  I'm ready to start
I  would rather be wrong
 Than live  in the shadows of your  song
 My mind is open  wide
 And now  I'm ready to start
 And now  I'm ready to start
 My mind is open  wide
 And now  I'm ready to start
 Your mind surely opened  the door
 To step  out into the dark
Now  I'm ready

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Readable chord sheet for Ready To Start by The Arcade Fire

[B5]

[C] [G] [Em] [Am] x2

[C]Businessmen drink my blood [G]   [D/F#]
Like the [Em]kids in art school said they would [Am]
And I [C]guess I'll just begin again  [G]    [D/F#]
[Em]You say can we still be friends [Am]

[C]  If I was [D]scared, I [C/B]would
[C]  And if I was [D]bored, [G]you know [D/F#]I would
[C]  And if I was [D]yours, but I'm not [Em]      [D]

[C]All the kids have always known  [G]    [D/F#]
That the [Em]emperor wears new clothes [Am]
But to [C]bow to down to them anyway [G]   [D/F#]
Is [Em]better than to be alone [Am]

[C]Now you're knocking at my door  [G]    [D/F#]
Saying [Em]please come out against the night [Am]
But [C]I would rather be alone  [G]    [D/F#]
[Em]Than pretend I feel alright [Am]

If the [C]businessmen drink my blood  [G]    [D/F#]
Like the [Em]kids in art school said they would [Am]
Then I [C]guess I'll just begin again [G]   [D/F#]
[Em]You say can we still be friends [Am]

[C]  If I was [D]scared, I[C/B] would
[C]  And if I was [D]pure, [G]you know [D/F#]I would
[C]  And if I was [D]yours, but I'm not [Em]
[D/F#]Now I'm ready to [C]start

[C]  If I was [D]scared, I would
[C]  And if I was [D]pure, [G]you know [D/F#]I would
[C]  And if I was [D]yours, but I'm not [Em]
[D/F#]Now I'm ready to [C]start [Em]

[D/F#]Now I'm ready to [C]start [Em]
[D/F#]I would rather be [C]wrong [Em]
Than [D/F#]live in the shadows of [C]your song
My mind is [Em]open wide
And [D/F#]now I'm ready to [C]start [Em]
And [D/F#]now I'm ready to [C]start
My mind is [Em]open wide
And [D/F#]now I'm ready to [C]start
Your mind surely [Em]opened the door
To [D/F#]step out into the [C]dark [Em]
[D/F#]Now I'm ready

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